Meet the Team
Pro To Col Sport Systems
ABOUT US
A Protocol defines a set of procedures or steps to be followed for the accomplishment of a given task.
Pro To Col Sport Systems is a sports rehabilitation clinic that uses a systematic approach to get active people out of chronic pain and back in life’s playing field. We have a team of rehabilitation specialists who use an integrative approach across all disciplines. We work with the client to create a systematic PROTOCOL of manual therapy, rehabilitation, and training that empowers them to understand how to be pain-free. Our #1 goal is that the client is heard, helped, educated, and empowered.
Over time, bad posture and overuse patterns eventually cause injury or breakdown to the body. Here at Pro To Col Sport Systems, we educate the client to reduce pain and injury by focusing on the body’s foundational firing patterns. Movement, whether correct or incorrect, becomes subconscious. Our job is to focus the client’s awareness on what to do to create new patterns of movement that activate the correct muscle groups, to make them stronger, reduce pain, and prevent future injuries.
When our clients walk through the doors at Pro To Col Sport Systems, they can expect a personalized and tailored experience that combines our systems and protocols to make the client the best they can be. We want the client to leave us feeling heard, helped, empowered, educated, and confident to correct their movement in their daily life, movement and athletic activity.
PRO TO COL Sport Systems
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results- Albert Einstein
MEET THE OWNER
JULIE PITOIS, LMT, CAMTC
Julie is the founder and CEO of PRO TO COL Sport Systems, Inc. Prior to opening PRO TO COL, she owned her sole practice as an Orthopedic Manual Therapist since 1998, where she provided sports and rehabilitation therapy for competitive and elite athletes as well as the general public in San Diego County.
Julie is a Certified Orthopedic Manual Integrative Therapist, Certified British Sports Therapist, Certified in Active Isolated Stretch, trained in Medical Massage Cupping, and Rock-tape Certified.
Julie’s interest in supporting professional athletes stemmed from her early career as an elite-level collegiate volleyball player at UCSB. She also played volleyball professionally in Spain. Previous and current clientele include the NFL, Ironman Triathletes, MLB, PGA, LPGA, Jiu-Jitsu, and MMA amateur and professional athletes, and she also worked with the UC Berkeley athletic training room with the baseball, tennis, and track and field teams.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Orthopedic Manual Integrative Therapist
- Certified British Sports Therapist
- Active Isolated Stretch Certified
- Rock-tape Certified
- SFMA Level 1 & 2 Certified
MIKE JULIAN
LMT, CAMTC
Michael has been in practice since 1996 as an orthopedic manual therapist. He specializes in functional rehabilitation of soft tissue injuries. He is certified as an Instructor Level in the Hendrickson Method of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (2007). As a certified Integrative Manual Therapist, he is trained in Neuromuscular re-education and Cranio-Sacral Therapy. He has been the manual therapist for the Asics Running Team, the LA Marathon, and the Jiu-Jitsu World League.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Orthopedic Manual Integrative Therapist
- Rocktape Certified
- SFMA Level 1 & 2 Certified
KARA GARCIA
DPT, ATC
Kara Garcia is a San Diego State alumnus. She initially graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Athletic Training and a minor in Psychology in 2011. She proceeded to take a year off to get her Emergency Medical Technician license before returning to SDSU to get her Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
For more than 10 years, she has worked with several professional and semi-professional sports teams, including the San Diego Sockers, San Diego Strike Force, and San Diego Flash. Aside from being on the field, she has also worked in numerous outpatient orthopedic settings. She has worked with all types of injuries from acute to chronic, pre-operative to postoperative, as well as the weekend warrior. She enjoys working with all ages and has worked with ages from 2 through 103 years old. She loves the variety of injuries and the fact that no injury is the same. Kara focuses on the whole body, mechanics, and movement patterns in order to optimize individual potential and decrease further risk of injury.
Outside of work, she likes to spend time with her family and her dogs, attend Portuguese events, help plan events, hike, travel, and craft projects of all types.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Athletic Trainer
- Licensed Physical Therapist
- BLS Provider (First Aid/CPR/AED)